Overview
Employers must systematically record the working hours of their employees. The Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht – BAG) has ruled that such an obligation already arises from the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Case No. 1ABR 22/21). The European Court of Justice had already called for a statutory regulation on electronic time recording in 2019. Volker Teigelkötter from explains why the decision is explosive for companies.
